Grant Begley

Background

About Grant Begley

Grant is an international aerospace and defense executive with over 25-years of success in leading the rapid transformation of concepts to compelling fielded capabilities. Grant is an accomplished Board of Director member, strategist, innovator, mediator and technology integrator who has enabled new aerospace, defense and commercial capabilities and products for the US Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, UAS Drone Corp, AgEagle Inc. and VAYA Space Inc. As a Certified Acquisition Executive, Grant also advises global executive clients. Grant has served as Senior Advisor to: Pentagon Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, CEO of Inmarsat, CEO of Northrup Grumman, CEO of Lockheed Martin, CEO of Raytheon and CEO of ALION Science and Technology. Grant has over 30-years of collective Board of Director experience. Grant led development of the US Department of Defense’s Robotics Roadmap and was a contributor to the US National Robotics Roadmap and US National Hypersonic Road Map. Grant is professionally postured at the intersection of federal, commercial and public interests providing an exclusive expert perspective of new business opportunities and their potential obstacles to include: culture, politics, policies, legislative, financial and technology. Board Experience Public Company - Current AgEagle Inc.(NYSE: UAVS) Board member since 2016, Compensation Committee Chair, Governance Committee, Audit Committee, Strategic Committee Private Company - Current VAYA Space Inc. Board member since 2015, Former CEO (2018-2022), Governance and Strategic Committees Public Company - Past UAS Drone Corp.(FINRA OTC: USDR) Board member 2015-2020, Former CEO (2017-2020), Governance Committee, Audit Committee, Strategic Committee Not-for-Profit – Past Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Board member 2009-2021, Legislative Committee Chair, Governance Committee, Strategic Committee